Evening Star Newspaper, August 25, 1921, Page 17

413 AGENTS PROBE GRENT PERFIRE Giant Liner Leviathan in Danger When Flames ‘Sweep Army-Reservation. BUDIES ALSO MENACED Hmldmh of Soldier Dead Bmoved ‘P Safety—Loss Between '$5,000, 000 and $10,000,000. By the Associnted Press. 3 'HOBOKEN, N. J., August Fire which destroyed Army piers 5 and € last night, threatening the de- struction of bodies of 500 American war dead and the giant liner-Levia- than, was the subject of investigation today by agents of thie Department of Justice. The fire was discovered on pier 5 shortly after 9 o'clock, and spredd 30 raptdly that within a: I ! | Temm | IPANAMA DECREES MOURNING PERIflI] | lllrlne Band. Taylor Br-nlon. second leader. Program: i March, “World's Prog- reas’ .o ....Herbert Overture, ‘ere K + Trombone chantmen Musicfan, R ‘ Exc:rpll from “Fiddlers ‘Three™ caee .Johnnmne (2)" Mexican sercnade, “La oma” ............Yradler (b)_Morris dance from the York Pageant.........Noble ‘ Romance . vendsen “From Italy” (Italian folk 1g8) . "'rhe Star Spa \ollce—Oper&& rs of automo- biles are kindly requested not to start their machines during the rendering of numbers. B " IWILL COMPLETE PLANS FOR LAFAYETTE DAY ‘Committee fo Arrange Final De- tails of Tribute at Mount Ver- non on September 6. : Arrangeménts for the celebration of the birthday of Gen. Lafayette will be perfected at a meeting to be held in the boardroom of ,the District i the two piers were virtually de-:building tomorrow afternoon at 3 stroyed. The damage was estimated | 9'clock. ‘The celebration will be held vnr(o\lll) at from $5.000,000 to $10,- lfll'l’r(ember 6 at Mount Vernon instead 000,01 The Lev at pier 4, the flames. Five hundred bodies of American soldier dead. awaiting - shipment to the homes of relatives. were removed in safety late yesterday, when the fire swept over the Army waterfront reservation. Pier 4, at which the giant liner Lo viathan and the transport Wheaton | Marcus Benjamin. chairman; John B. were , docked, was saved with . difi- | Tovbert, vice chairman; Lieut. Com- culty. The flames licked the sides of the Leviathan, damaving a small -~ in New York, under the general than. which was tied up Strection "of the’ Natlonal Lafayette as slightly damaged by D-y _committee, it was announced Bflx Gen. George Richards. U S. M. C. president of the Army and Navy Club. was asked to form a local committee which will co- operate with the National Lafayette Day committee. The following con- stitute the local committee: Dr. mander Joel T. Boone, U. 8. N.; Dr. J. G. B. Bulloch. Miss Lillian_Cheno- scction of the woodwork on the bow | weth, Willlam V. Cox, Capt. John H. and the forward mast, but a fireboat ! Craige, U. 8. M. C.; Col. Harrison H. wedeed its way between the liner!podge, Mrs. and the burning pier and nuccentully fought off the flames as they spread *n the huge craft. ‘When the fire broke out there were 500 bodies in the large rooms at the junetion of piers 4 and 5. as the alarm was sounded Capt. WH- bur. officer of the day, called out the entire Army personnel. about 150 men, who started removing the bodies. Four hundred longshoremen, on duty nearby piers, assisted. One thousand other bodie were lined up on pier 4, but inasmuch as the flames did not come near them they were not disturbed. The transport ‘Wheaton. which recently arrived here with 5.000 bodies. still had X aboard when the fire broke out. but it was on the opposite side of the pier from which the fire was. located. ORDERED TO FORT HOWARD. Col. Thomas B. Dugan. 15th Cavalry, at Fort D. A. Russell, Wyo.. his been ordered to Fort Howard, Md.. for duty with organized reserves. CHAPLAIN IS TRANSFERRED. Chaplain Prancis C. Renier, 40th In- fantry, at Fort Benjamin Harrison, Ind., has been ordered to Manila, P. 1. for duty. wanted. As soon | don MINNIX. FURNITURE Found Wi here Business Sm:ceeds T'S a notable fact that many banks of local prominence are MINNIX FURNISHED. That “favorable impression” you receive upon entering your banker’s office is mostly 2 matter of correct business equipment and a bit of “fixing up” at this time will put YOUR office on the same plane and give you a feeling of business equality when interviewing guests or customers. Come in TODAY and let us show you how—at a comparatively reasonable expenditure—you can furnish the lund of an office you have always To See What's What in Office. Furniture, See N. M. MINNIX CO., Inc. Tllg Business Equipment Bureau 712 13th Street N.W. Main 1088 Tolmans Tell AKE a group of miscel- laneous starched collars just. returned from the laundries. Choose the one cleanest white, smoothest to touch, most pliable, even to button-holes. ter how often you try xt. mevntably you choose th one TOLMANIZED' James Carroll Frager, Rev. James E. Freeman, Mrs. G. Wal- ace W. Hangar, Samuel Herrick, Gaillard Hunt, Ralnh Jenkins, Lieut. ‘Jean J. Labat, Willlam Mather Lewis, " Col. Henry May, Brig. William Mitchell, Brig. Gen. Rnhtrt E. Noble, Rev. Jason Noble Pierce, Cuno H. Rudolph lm‘l Capt. William Wolff Smith, Q. M. Invitations will be exlendcd to all the patriotic socleties in the District of Columbia to attend the celebra- tion. It is proposed to leave by boat for Mt Vernon at 2:30. Herbert Hoover, Secretary of Commerce. will probably be the presiding officer. it was announced, and messages will be recelved from the President of the United States and the President ot France. Music will be furnished by the Marine Band. POSTMASTERS NAMED. Among the half hundred or more postmaster nominations made by President Harding today and for- warded to the Senate for confirma- tion were the following for West Virginia: Walter B. Beale, to be postmaster at Fireco; Thomas O. Walsh, at Kay- ford, and Ennis B. Helton at Ralelsh ] No mat- The Tolman: Laundry + F..W. MacKenzie, Manager. Cor. 6th and C Strects N.W. - Slow. wilt in_hot weather—comfort at all times—-a starched collar TOLMANIZED! ‘the Collar Nimber—Franklin 7. Rin THE .EVENING . Flags WIll Be at Half- Stafi Because of &ward to Costa Rica. By the Asxociated Press. PANAMA, August 26.—President Porras signéd a decree last night de- L claring the reptblic of Panama in! mourning for ohe ‘month. He or- dered that the flag be displayed at half-staft’ .on all public buildings. This action was taken in consequence of the award to Costa Rica of dls- puted territory along the frontier and the decision of the United States not to deldy Costa: Rican ot.c\lnlfion of. the district. United States Blamed. A manifesto-to the people of Pan- ama was issued by President Pofras in connection with the controversy between Panama and Costa Rica. The president gives a detailed sketch of all the events which up to the surrender of Coto to Costa Rica and places the blame for this action on the United States government. “Panama,” says the manifesto in part. for the acts of violence perpetrated against her and reserves the right to occupy, whenever opportunity offers, the territory the Loubet award. and also to make effective all rights originating from the unprecedented act by which Costa Rica violated the existing status quo between the two nations. Feeling Runs High. “She has violated the rules ‘and practices in vogue among civilized nations and has violated the league of nations’ covenant and violated the spirit of solidarity and fraternity that must exist among the Latin Ameri- can countries.” Feeling runs high in Panama: Dis- turbances were threatened yvesterday, as also were hostile manifestations against the Star and Herald. Orders were given to the police to disperse all gatherings., and therefore tran- quillity prevailed. OCCUPATION UNDER WAY. Costa Rican Government Taking Pgssession of Coto. By the Associated Press. SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (via San Sal- ¥ador). August 24 —Occupation of Coto, near the Panaman frontier, is being carried out rapidly by the Costa Rican government in pursuance of the Loubet-White award. Hurry! {lIDRESSES Up 40 All Wool Serge, DRESSES 3 - Wonderful bargains, guarant embroidered and button trimmed. SUITS to §1 12 Silk Dresses Odd lot; navy, black $4.98 and colors. Sizes up 7 Wash Dresses .- Voiles and figured organ= dy; neatly made....... )| 10 Silk Skirtl Plain black taffeta 51 98 or good-looking plaids e . 27 Organdy Dresses Good styles, dark colors or dots. Sizes 82 49 16 to 40..... 25 81x90 Hemstitched Kayser Long SHEETS heavy fine qual-| Perfect Amoskeag | Fancy Top Gingham | SOCKS 143¢ [ 35¢ Fast color. blue, brown and Sizes ....| 8|S [10/11118] protests before the entire world | adjudicated to her by | RY KAUF INCORPORAT ED I316 ©1324.7? ST.N Hurry! Bargains!! Buy! Savell! Odd Lot Sale Ready-To-Wear! 53 Tricolette, Satm and Georgette All good models, suitable for wear now and early Fall savings are huge. J‘ake full advantage now. 13 All Wool Jersey and Tweeds That Sold First come, first served. Never again such vahle for the money. Don’t delay. Be here at store opening 9.15 A:M. CLOVES $7.30 free|Silk Gloves, from starch. Worth $1.75.1beaver, pongee. ~Outing FLANNEL 12}5¢ Heavy double in : ou-my.ms[uurrr Pumi Fo: the first time in several years the Post Ofice Department has on hand a six weeks' supply of postage stamps, the excess amounting to 878,- 000,000, it was stated at the depart- ment today. This huge rumber of stamps of ell .denominations gives some Idea of the magnitude of the postal business of-the nation. - Revenues of the postal service throughout the country have fallen off eolnnll‘luvely little re- centdy.” « Summaries for ‘the month of July showed ‘that the revenues, largely de- rived from stamp sales, were but 5”20 per cent behind those for July, 1920, and that five Sundays in July, 1921, as compared with but four Sundays {in July, 1920, accounted for about 4 per cent of the difference. Postal business slumps greatly every Sunday, business houses being closed throughout the country, and one Sunday is sufficlent to make a ma-. terial difference In the total revenues for a month, it state W.. Irving Gl {PRESIDENT SIGNS BILL FOR ARMS MEETING COST | -Among the first vills signed by Presi- dent Harding at the Capitol last night was the one carrying $48,500,000 for ex- penses of the Shipping Board until January. 1 next and $200,000 for ex- |penses of the disarmament conference. In conference between House and Senate managers a compromise Was reached whereby not more than six offi- clals of the board shall be paid more than $11,000 annually. The House had at first _insisted that not more than three should receive more than $12,500 while the Senate had favored no limitation. Objection by democrats ~prevented Senate consideration of a bill passed by the House imposing a duty of 90 per cent on war supplies sold by the gov- STAR, WASHINGTON, D. O. THURSDAY, AUGUST 25 1921. 878,000,000 Stamps on Hand 'gngm OFTHEAR - Is Record for Postal Service postmaster xenern sald lodl}' that all facts in his possession made him |- feel that the total August postal busi- ne;l will be on a par with that 0( July. The comparatively slight. falling off in sales of stgmps, he said, was probably explainable - by resason of two material factors. The first of these . was the publicity given throughout the country to the story that the postal rates. for first-class letters would be-raised to 3 cents. Merchants and others, remembering war times, when they were caught with large stocks of 2-cent stamps on thetr -hands, were again scared by the story, and did not buy as heavily as_before, Another major reason mitigating against the sale of stamps, Mr. Glover said, s the fagt that the central ac- counting system of the postal service, recently put into effect, is working 80 successfully that postmasters no longer have “dead” stocks of stamps on their hands. They secure their stamps just as they need them, and so have n Shelver: 0 supplies idle on their e e e e T INCREASES PROPOSED IN POSTMASTERS’ PAY tions promulgated b; D;P:""]‘;"‘ y the Post Office e changes make it possible for the 40,000 fourth-class postmasters to be :;l::;l;“camv‘enluled many of them at recelving salaries in th igh- borhood of $1,000 or less. i Department officials long have be-l lleved that a better system of paying these postmasters could be devised, and the new regulations are expected to re- sult ultimately in a better satisfled group of officials throughout the country. Postmaster General Hays, in a state- ment issued recently on postal savings, said: ‘Savings should be recefved at ernment in France and ahspped,bnckjnflwo instead of 6,300 post offices, and to thils country. fourth-class postmasters should be faidy The House bill contimuing the dye |compensated for handling the business.” embargo for three months was passed ‘The new regulations are regarded as last night by the Senate by a vote of | the first step in a general campaign to 39 to 22 and was sent to the President |better the jobs of the fourth-class post- for signature. The embargo would have | masters. expired next Saturday. The last bill to be put before the Presi dent was the dye embargo extension, the last measure to be passed by the | Senate. No attempt was made to put through an amendment carried by the embargo bill_extending the emergency tariff law from November 27 to January 1. It was explained that if no permanent tariff bill was In sight when Congress recon- venes, continuation of the emergency act then would be Sought. Representative republi- can, Ohlo, author of the embargo ex- tension bill, in_the gallery with ‘Mrs. Harding while the vote was being taken. NNl == to 825 8 88 The Tncotme and Velour Up to & 999 eed every garment all wool; braid, 5 $6.75 $8 Sltin Skirts Plain white, de- s3 98 tached belt, fancy $10 Baronet Skirts pockets .. Duplan’s Baronet Satin Skirts. AlL goad 55-98 colors ... i otk $6 Velour Skirts Pleated all around; 53.98 in gocd brown checks.. Fine Dresses Of lmported organdy 89 45 o and swls!, handsome- Percale Dress APRONS 69c Full length and width, in * black,|neatly made, fast color 39 quality fine Percales. 29¢ Under- | Stamped wear Children’s CREPE . | DRESSES, 18¢ 3, mhite, plnk T blue, soft of [fan, " Tor " ander and | weir, 30 inches | 289 Pairs of Women's and Girk® $4.00 to $5.50 Strap:- LIPPERS AND Black Dull Qlld,"l’l?:- 0, Galvanized iron bands. that ASH $2 : Complete with top—Ex- tra Heavy Corrugated, Over 5000 pairs of brand-new officers’ field russet high shoes, in all sizes. sell at reliable stores for $6 and $7. Excepting Our Navy Shoes at ‘Washington Salvage Co. 1348 U St. N.W. 303-5 10th St. N.W. Open Sat. Nights 933 5th St. N.W- | ‘ 3053 M St. N.W. 11097 H St. NE. Lagest Distributors of Army and Navy Goods South of New York ISLEGAL PROBLEM American, Bar. Committee Favors Amendment to Con- stitution Regarding It. By the Associated Press, NEW YORK, August 25.—Passage of an amendment to the federal Constitu- tion as the proper basis for aviation control was recommended in a report by a special committee of the American Bar Assoclation, made public here. The report, which will be submitted to the annual meeting of the association in Cincinnati next week, chalienges the proposition that it is an invasion of the lrixhla of private ownership of property 1 to utilize air for purposes of flight. “It appears to be the unamimous judg- ment of those practically interested in the development of the art of flying,” the report said, “that the demands of progress require a uniform law opera- tive throughout the country. If com- plete control is to be lodged in the na- tional government, the power should be conferred by constitutional amendment and should not be ceased in the guise of the exercise of existing powers.” Doetrine of Ownership. Regarding the doctrine of private ownership of space, the committee de- clared it could *“do no more beneficial service to the public and to the com- mon interests of all our people than to challenge this proposition.” Various other committee reports also were made public, including that of the committee on legal education, of which Elihu Root is chairman. This committee recommended that the as- socjation favor a resolution requiring all iniending lawyers to be graduates of a law school. The evening school problem was discussed, with the rec- ommendation that all law schools of this type be equipped with a proper library and a full-time faculty. course longer than the regular three- year term in full-time schools was urged. Greater educational preparation be- fore entrance into a law school, to Get Yodrs at nce. 9! $5 to $6.50 Value Cans that are reinforced at the top and the bottom with heavy" $ A 95 Grades $5.45. a college, was recommended. The committee on international law in its report reviewed important in- ternational legal events during the past year under 175 different headings. Creation of the permanent court of in- ternational justice, mandates under the league of nations and the rights of American citizens abroad were among the poigts dis- cussed. TWO ARBITORS NAMED. Will Act on Determination of Costa Chief Justice Taft has notified the State Department that -he has ap- pointed John T. Hayford of North- i western UnliverSity Leland of Cornell University as the two American arbiters provided for in the Porras-Anderson treaty for de- limitation of the boundary between Panama and Costa Rica. A jcause of the dispute which arose be- tween Costa Rica and Panama. Costa Rica recently announced Luls Mata- moras as its representative, and the | directs government of Panama is expected soon to select its arbitor. SALE OF U.S. ARMY AND NAVY GOODS —and General Merchandise We’re Breaking ALL Records For— el Value Giving \ It was gratifying, indeed, to see how many thousands of Washingtonians took advantage of our SPECIALS last week —THESE ARTICLES are just what you need and THESE PRICES will make this week a scene of “extra action” at THE WASHINGTON SALVAGE CO. Just Unloaded— 47,000 Half-Ib. Pkgs. ‘of U. S. Army Tea SR e | $443,313,000 in Gold ‘By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, August 25 —Gold to the value of $443,313,000 has been brought to the United States from foreign countries sinee the beginning of the pres- ent year, while exports of the metal for the same period have ---M to but $10,720,000, reign foreign coins, $25.845,000 old_ore and base bullion --‘ $24,283,000 Germany. Brought Into U.-S. During Present Year Much In United States gold in the of Briti = ed at $1,- | |ceived has arrived here from | | | |en ana tricts. Balbriggan Gar- ments. Special... lu:d Corned Beef Hash—the ast from the Government. ALL YOU CAN—NOW!. ... .camping and rough wear— get all you need- special at price .. It is the questions of N Rica Boundary. House and Ora Miner | Gillett urged half, loaf of Hundreds of patrons have await- ed this opportunity to arrive and hundreds more will share in this SENSATIONAL PRICE CUT. Men’s Balbriggan Underwear Boots Famous standard makes of “Less than actual whole- shirts and drawers; in all sale cost—iirst quality—all sizes; well made and full sizes in the lot. Get a pair cut. Egyptian and save a 45c Just Unloaded— Carload of Meat Roast Beef, Corned Beef’ to’ be had syru BUY L “Surplus” Huck Towels % z z Extra heavy quality Olive A new size—18x36—of a2 Khaki Pants, in all sizes nice quality - towel. You (large and ~ small); _ well must see them to made new trousers. Tough :pp_reuatc and lonx their worth. .5 wearing. A+ dozen for Worth much l 49 Men’s 0. D. Wool Navy A regulation shirt that is Extra heavy quality White ideal for working around— Duck Full Size Hammocks this Speci: 95c¢ | &= You w.-u Want A 81b.’5 oz. Cans Australian Jam, been wrecked. and multiples of one pound. tell the -purchase: coup‘le of dollars ..... 1. Extra standard pack of high-grade sold retail at less than present wholesale cost .. (perfect)—for porches, yards, outings, etc. Blachbm—?each—”um RTRTTe L *RlflTING NATIVES - KILL 1,000 PE[]P[E Anxiety Felt for English; Women and Children in British India. - : By the Associated Press. LONDON, 1,000 lives, it is feared, have been lost August More tham rioting in the Malbar district ish Indio, says an Exchange Telegraph dispatch from Bombay re« today. Anxiety is felt for the English wom« children in the outlving dis= Several railway stations ha Twenty men of include at Jeast two years of study In |y ingter regiment at Tirunangadi are reported to have been cut off. also reported, adds the mes= that the rioting natives are from the interior to Calicut, on the coast. The center of the pears to be in the district of North Ponani. thirty-eight miles southeast of Calicut. tary forces have occurred. The oyt- break is attributed in British Indian uarters 1o dmong the natives in the district. LOAF STANDARD SET. riotous area ap- Many clashes with mili- the work of agitators Passes Bill Establishing Regulations for Bread. The House has ‘pa: ssed and Speaker signed the bill establishing a standard loaf of bread in the District. Represe: tative Zihlman of Maryland anulge of the Senate bill, which 1t Sdentical with the measure he had in- troduced in the House. to expedite enactment of the bill before This was done The two arbitors named were se-|the recess and the measure was lected by the late Chief Justice White, | passed without opposition. but were never called upon to act be- | It provides for the manufacture and f loaves of bread weighing one- B ne pound, a pound and a half 1t um the size of a label which w pu r the weight of the bread. 15¢ U. S. New Rubber $3.25 14-0z. Canned Apricots fruit—heavy ; about 2500 cans to 19¢ Khaki Pants al bar- o $1.75 Supply— 12 Until 10 P. M. At Georgetown, ‘ l | |